UPDATE 1-RenaissanceRe to buy Platinum Underwriters for $1.9 bln
November 24, 2014 at 06:59 AM EST
Nov 24 (Reuters) - RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd said it would buy fellow Bermuda-based reinsurer Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd for about $1.9 billion to boost its U.S. specialty and casualty reinsurance business.
